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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Black Lagoon 17
We begin with a Rock monologue about how Roanapur is filled with villians [悪党 (あくとう)], a metropolis/capital of wickedness [邪悪の都 (じゃあくのみやこ)] against the backdrop of the various mafiosi going about their business. There’s something quite funny and reassuring about Revy’s … Continue reading
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Super Deformed to the rescue!
I came pretty close to dropping OtoBoku as the first half of the first episode was so excruciatingly clichéd. My suspension of disbelief was stretched pretty thin too with how Mizuho was regarded as one of the school’s beauties. I … Continue reading
Pani Poni Dash! 20
One of my favourite episodes of this series, not least because of the OP, Shoujo Q. The main story line relates to Himeko being taken over by the Matango mushroom alien (which had replaced her ahoge since a few episodes … Continue reading
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Black Lagoon 16
Mainly a set-up episode. Greenback Jane is threatened by her employers to come up with better counterfeit USD [ISO 4217]. The boss demonstrates his impatience by killing her assistant. Later she escapes and, being totally unfamiliar with Roanapur, seeks refuge … Continue reading
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Female revolt in male cultural imagination in contemporary Japan
Sharon Kinsella, currently Visiting Professor at MIT’s Dept of Foreign Languages and Literature, delivered the 4th Chino Kaori lecture on the above-mentioned title at my alma mater, SOAS, on 2006-10-20. Among Kinsella’s published work, her most famous to date is … Continue reading
Black Lagoon 15
Note on the poster. What Revy said, way back in Ep 3, about her childhood was: “おもしろくもね話だ。” In a literal sense, “it’s not an interesting thing to talk about” but, in this context, she’s indicating she doesn’t want to talk … Continue reading
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Alafista for winning the RIUVA Anime (de)Motivational Poster contest as well as to DarkMirage and Tsubaki for coming in second and third respectively. My vote went to mt-i’s entry. I hasten to add, before he posted his comment … Continue reading